Knitting-machine.



F. B. WiLDMAN @L e. s.. BALLARD.

KNlTTlNG MACHiNE. I

APPLlCATlON FILED OCT.16, 1912.

11. gfsw..

Pateue May 25, 19M) 2 SHEETS-SHEET l il 20e l /x Single-Senor in the dini.

mentioned ai? lo well lrnerffnin this'-ty'ii'-oiA fthe.'jpoeivson` shown in full lines is low machine, tiieso neme lining et diierent eleve enonfrhto shed the loops 'orthis clearing or tiene ondetrilnnge netti/ern dielr22,;die stein divi ing course. The cylinder needles are ofwhiehie" mounted tonie-sfere A.nieellayf in Y now empty on this revolution of the coms o the ing or tliepieechine wider .ehe conf *until they are operated by theocm a, when 7o trol, @tern nieoiinism y: hieltnevenI the 'they advance 'and trike thread from the main diekftofthe piene of rotfttion V01? first one jofi carrier et l. The dial needles also telic the theeinin' end then the other' tor the edgiuetf thread from the carrier l et this time'.` Not ment ofthe odifeneinyg oem. There ishilt nahm/ing any old loops, however', no stitches Y are produced by the cylinder needles vhen 75 i .f'liev-cemeZ-'Eor 'the eyli derneedlemehonnl theyiere lowered vby the stitch com b, but

` iJ'coniprieefen edvenoing com mendthey simply hold this main thread to form' in 'stitohcetin f) orlzhen'min .ee'endeccni the vvdividing course, scid mein thread elec' cond como serving 'e eieomng-eonree-enin; Serving as e. foundation for the WeltA when i5 when thecylinder needles nre to belflolecred theeddtional thread is thrown 'in'. The so of .theirxetitches, 'and ce edwin'cingfv and .cylinder needles having receivedthis foundef4 v stitch Cenis for the additional feed Whenthie tion thread, Atheylnre nent acted `on by the 'ie thrown'nig'he ineens or operating theee com c at the next revolution of the machine,

eems'wiil'be deeribed loten' 'and the cam al,- the' guide 2 of the additional mein nd additional feeds dnd the clamp down to present the additional thread to the end netter for thelottor -to the seid cams, cylinder needles whehodvence to teke itby cnd'ifig, l'ehowe tire rt 'ationA of the eeds t. e action of the came which has. already to the single eet of. eeme'in the dial. been advanced, as -deecrihed.- The needles 25 The cere? cylinder moves in, the than ere immediately lowered by the cern ci, en

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direction of viplie error," X-.in Figs. l andjj3,- thus forming-stitches et this point in the sind therefore toe neediee in eiectifmore circoli; ofthemnehine, where there is no con elong the corn ptir' in direction of the, reeponding e tch end retrecting come in the mrow yi ldiei so thet'ilin fabric to orm'the outer thread neing teken from tlie sin le, mein i at, or retirer before being noted on again by thread guide Il While the additional .thread v .the cem@ in this revolution of the machine,

ended-end -wni of nl@ me win be famed hmm the 95 l 35 for the outside' Weit of the tubular. welt in, and 'after the action above described hee 10o;

held .ont oi notion by its yguide 2, eind vwith trlre'n'pleoe of taking thread from the addi? its end olompednt 1G.- tionalfeeder to lform the outer Wall of the vHearing corn);lated the 'rib feline and hev- -`welt, theeeld oem cie lowered end the cyl'- inxg, idesired, thrown 1n e loose course. bye-rinden needles cre 4prsnfented from taking (le depree'eing the stitch cam'loi-the cylinder, thread from the mein thread guides and' 105;.

the iiretection that tekee'plece ieithe throw therefore at this feed only the dielneedlee ing inwerdly or retrcoting of' the pirated 'will take the thread, thus producing the ince'm. 'of the dielto allow they dielneedlee ner Well of the tubular welt on this side of to Simply hold their loops ivhile'the-eylinder the machine, While the `outer wall of scid te needles knit, eey, two courses ,of welt fabric Welt' will be produced et the opposite side of 1w l to prevent -the work. from' revealing -bcclr the machine at the additional threadgnide when the clearing course. is. thrown 1n. and 'upon the cylinderneedles. Alfter. `eine the wing com, ijsnohlloe need, or It A'will be eeen from the' hove tlnitgtliey the pwoted dem 13 isthrown ontwardly to col sfo and d serve .e two-iold pnrposeyin 5f! norme'goposition for advancing the dial that theyadvence end retract the needles-:of 1152 needleeior tl'ngthe yarn again. Duringv the'cylinder to' clear them end meliethem' these com c isina'ctiye. ieady'to receive the foundation threedor After thee inderwelt coursee'heve'heen forming the outer Welt Well, .and they also knitted end'theidoloem ie restored :to norn eervees advancing and retrecting come for 55 malposition eeejnet mentioned, the cano. Ae is the formation ci'. the stitches on the-cylinder 12'@ raie-:eri from iteineotiife position shown in needle in said well., With the com d in the inll linee, Fig." 3g-Lto 'that shown'in dotted position shown. in full lines, the cylinder linee. needles ere'retrcted erenongh to cost ofi 'fhe'cylnder needles ore now edvencedloyl their .stitches for the cheeringv course.

@il this com so'thotglieir loops get back to their When, however, the additional thread is 125 latches, and as no tin-eed is fed at this point thrownlin, the cem ci is simultaneously low- (the thread guide 2 for the additional thread ered to drew s iiicient yarn to make stitches.- being held up), the cylinder needles, when -Thie lowering f the cern d at the time the 'retroeted by the com (Z, will' shed their loops additional thread is thrown into the cylinder 55 to form the clearing course.` The ecm d in' needles is efected by a cem 7* on the shaft 130 Q65, this Spring the tendency o the sp1-imi oted to the freine ddee the additional ythread 'to-the eylnder needles, the detent lever 54: willige] rated by one of the pins 56 on the end oft e eem sheft which controls the guide endg-tandthe lever.23--24, and seid ldetmirt leire'rjwll release therod 9 and the shears and clamp will then be opened end the thread'now'w teken by the cylinder needles.. 4.-y

The additional guide' tinger 57, end thence 2, end by this the necessary amount o is rovided. l n u e lieve described -ferions elnowrel tnre as .emmplee of what may be employed eerrying-ont' our invention. Some of these features we do not eieimhereiny-some may' be altered end still come Within the of our invention is defined ley the scope yolcthe appended claims. v I

t will be observed theta bit additional thread into the index' ne les a. striping e'eet on the-infinie may be secured because the outside Welloi the welt muy be knit ineny desredeolor or meteriel.

1 .Tn combinati@ with e-eirenler Emitting machine, e, mein tlyread feed, en .arm swing ing in e. lane substantiel@ radially et t e machine end heving' e gende ernnedditional thread et yits free inner end, e eem shaft for operating the seid erin, e thread clamp, and cutter Ineens, teppetn'leans for operating the Seid clamp end cutter to sever and clamp the thread, means eontrolling the clamp and cutter, Seid means being in turn controlled from seid .eem shaft, eA needle eem, end means for depressing the needle eem uwhen the additional threed is presented to the needles, said ineens being operated from the earn Shaft, negende thread i?,s pesten 'a thread cutter and clamp,

tional thread,

'to the guideijerm? Y y y needle eem whengtheedditionjbeed 1e mohne, main thread "Eating thrown is nim/ed tothe needles v ftonel; fthread??:,g en ,erm foridepreegi "one .of ,the needle. @eine when the additions;

vinLthrlwn in, and erm and the.

eubetentielly es demeenee 2. En combination with e cirl'er'ittmg machine, a main thread feed, e pivetelly mounted erm-serving es an additional thread feed, e cam shaft 'for operating the Said erm, ating the cutter to sever the thread and een ting the elem to hold t, e .det/ent device for holdin' 'the o emp in set position, said detent device ing operated from the cam shaftfto' means for oper release 'therclemp when the thread feed erm `is` moved to ,the needles to enpplythe addi# en erm for depress the-needle eemeuwhen the additions isnthrown in, 'eind e eonneetionbetween Seid arm" and the Cain slfnrftA for operating tire introdneed, y

3.]11'1 combination with a. oirefulerkrttng feed, e pivotally mounted erm serving es en additional thread gfeed, 'e eemshat for operating theoeaid arm, e thread cutter and elaxnp, means for oper the cutter to eever the thread end eet- 'ting the clamp-to hold it, e datent devioqor device .e pperle'ted' from the'eamshet to release thevelamp tellen the thread :feed erm e oonneetion between seid eem shaft 'for operetngthe needle "eem when the additional thread reintrodueed, seid connection neiuding e rock she-ft errenged parallel with the eem sha-ft and having en arm extending be operated by the cem shaft, substantially es @Seibel y: i i In teetimonyqhereo, We ax our signetnres inpreeeneeoftwo witnesses.

mennen-#meenten y y A 'LAWSN BALLARD, lfifitmassesu A WALTER B.,Conevnn.

Owen Emmne,

oldn A1 the :clamp .in setpositiom seid detenta` threadtoenpplyrgthe -Aeddiu threed therefrom. to 4 

